The Challenge 

Waitlists now stretch from months to years. Delays create real access risk — affecting health, time, and financial stability — yet this exposure is often overlooked in traditional planning. 

The Approach 

This course builds foundational system literacy, explaining how Canada’s healthcare system operates and where access breaks down before strategy or solutions are introduced.

The Student 

Designed to complement existing industry credentials, the CHAP™ program is ideal for licensed advisors seeking a clear understanding of healthcare structure and access realities.

What You'll Gain 

Healthcare System Literacy       

Gain a practical understanding of how healthcare is structured, funded, and delivered in Canada. Learn how patients move through the system from referral to treatment.

Insight Into Access Gaps 

Understand where delays most commonly occur across diagnostics, specialists, and treatment. Recognize why access breakdowns are becoming more frequent and consequential.

Planning Foundation 

Establish the baseline knowledge required to incorporate healthcare access considerations into advisory conversations. Create the context needed for the advanced concepts covered in later courses.

Recognition & Governance 

This course forms part of the CHAP™ designation program developed by the Institute of Certified Healthcare Access Planning™ (ICHAP™), the professional body advancing education and standards in Healthcare Access Planning in Canada.

Enrollment Path 

Enrollment is immediate and completed online. Course 1 is the first of three required courses in the CHAP™ pathway and must be completed before progressing to subsequent courses. The CHAP™ designation and certificate are awarded upon successful completion of all three courses. Ongoing credential maintenance includes a short annual refresher.

How It’s Delivered

Delivered fully online through CarePath Education Group, an ICHAP™ authorized education provider. The program includes self-paced modules, knowledge checks, case studies, required readings, and a final evaluation. Printed materials are available upon request. 

Curriculum

7 Chapters · 83 Lessons

  1. 1

    Module 1: Program Orientation

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      Introduction to Module 1

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      How the CHAP™ Program Is Structured

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      Standards & Disclaimers

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      Copyright & Intellectual Property

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      Liability Disclaimer

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      Scope of Practice

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      Designation Usage & Compliance

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      Certification & CE Credits

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      CE Disclaimer

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      Privacy & Data Protection Policy

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      Who is ICHAP™?

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      Why Earn the CHAP™ Designation?

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      Instructor of Record

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      Contact Us

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      Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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    Module 2: Healthcare Access Planning - The New Frontier

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      Introduction to Module 2

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      The Purpose of Planning

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      Understanding Risk

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      Traditional Categories of Risk

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      How Risks Are Managed

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      What Happens When Risk Changes?

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      What is Healthcare Access Risk?

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      Why Healthcare Access Risk Is a Planning Issue

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      Why Healthcare Access Risk is Foundational

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      Healthcare Access Planning: The New Frontier

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      Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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    Module 3: The Structure of Canadian Healthcare

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      Introduction to Module 3

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      Healthcare Before Universal Care

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      Progress Towards National Standards

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      The Canada Health Act

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      The Five Guiding Principles

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      What the Canada Health Act Changed—and What It Didn’t

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      Understanding Healthcare Funding

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      Federal Control

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      Bilateral Agreements

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      How Bilateral Agreements Are Decided

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      How Bilateral Agreements Are Delivered

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      The Federal Share of Spending

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      Provincial Responsibility & Funding Realities

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      How Structural Division Shapes Access

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      Why This Matters

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      Quiz: Test Your Knowledge!

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    Module 4: External Factors: Politics & Ideology

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      Introduction to Module 4

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      How Politics Shape Healthcare Delivery

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      A Patchwork System

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      Election Cycles and Short-Term Thinking

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      Public Pressure and Media Influence

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      Federal-Provincial Tensions

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      Stakeholder Influence and Lobbying

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      Political Constraints on Innovation

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      Policy Volatility as a Systemic Risk

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      How Ideology Shapes Healthcare

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      Moral vs. Practical Debates

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      Federal - Provincial Differences

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      Public Opinion and Political Weaponization

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      Canada’s Innovation Dilemma

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      Why This Matters

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      Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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    Module 5: System Failure Caused by Constraints

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      Introduction to Module 5

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      Chronic Wait Times for Medically Necessary Care

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      Emergency Department Overcrowding and Hallway Medicine

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      Delayed Diagnosis of Serious Illness

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      Geographic Inequality in Access to Care

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      Physician and Nurse Shortages

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      Inability to Insure or Accelerate Medically Necessary Care

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      Rising Long-Term Healthcare Costs

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      Politicization of Healthcare Decision-Making

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      Growth of an Informal Two-Tier System

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      Financial and Functional Risk Shifted to Individuals

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      Why This Matters

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      Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

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    Module 6: Overlapping Barriers

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      Introduction to Module 6

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      The Hidden Complexity

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      Prescription Medication Access

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      Long-Term Care Waitlists

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      Mental Health Service Gaps

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      Innovation and Digital Health Adoption

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      Out-of-Province Care Challenges

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      Why This Matters

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      Quiz: Test Your Knowledge

  7. 7

    Module 7: Final Review & Assessment

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      Reframing Healthcare Access as Risk

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      Course Assessment

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      Final Exam

Ready to take your career to the next level? 

Healthcare delays are one of the fastest growing risks clients face — yet most advisors lack the education or framework to properly assess or plan for them. The CHAP™ program equips licensed advisors with the knowledge and structure needed to identify healthcare access risks and integrate proactive, protection focused planning into their practice. Begin Course 1 and take the first step toward earning the CHAP™ designation.

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